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| Name | Class |
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| Dairy Management Inc. | INDUSTRY |
| National Dairy Council | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of dairy consumption on short-term cognitive performance, subjective mood and emotions, and glycemic response in healthy children aged 9 - 14 years. The investigators hypothesize that the consumption of dairy products as a mid-morning snack will improve mood and cognitive performance in children. Furthermore, the investigators hypothesize that all dairy products consumed as a mid-morning snack will imbue more benefits on mood and cognitive performance over 2-hours compared to fruit juice or snack skipping.
A randomized within-subject repeated measures experiment will be used to study the effects of dairy product consumption on cognitive performance, subjective mood and emotions, and blood glucose in healthy 9 - 14 year old children. Participants will consume, in a random order on separate mornings, one of the five treatments: (a) milk, (b) yogurt, (c) cheese, (d) fruit juice, or (e) snack skipping. Subjective mood/emotions and cognitive domains (learning and memory, spatial working memory, attention, processing speed, and executive function) will be assessed at baseline (0-min), and 15-, 30-, 60-, and 120-min following treatment consumption. Blood glucose measurements will be collected using the Freestyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitoring system.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Fat-free milk | Experimental | Treatment |
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| Fat-free yogurt | Experimental | Treatment |
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| Low-fat cheese | Experimental | Treatment |
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| Fruit juice | Experimental | Treatment |
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| Snack skipping | Experimental | Treatment |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Fat-free milk | Other | Fat-free milk (500 mL, skim, 0%, Lactantia PurFiltre) will provide 180 kcal, 0 g fat, 26 g carbohydrate, and 18 g protein. Treatments matched for calories (180 kcal). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Learning and short-term memory | Cognitive performance tests will be administered via a Dell tablet (Millisecond, Inquisit Web) and paper/pen. Learning and short-term memory will be assessed using an immediate and delayed Word Recall Test (accuracy). | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and at 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 60-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |
| Spatial working memory | Cognitive performance tests will be administered via a Dell tablet (Millisecond, Inquisit Web) and paper/pen. Spatial working memory will be assessed using the forward and backward versions of the Corsi Block Test (accuracy). | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and at 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 60-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |
| Sustained attention | Cognitive performance tests will be administered via a Dell tablet (Millisecond, Inquisit Web) and paper/pen. Sustained attention and processing speed will be assessed using the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) (accuracy and reaction time). | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and at 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 60-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |
| Executive function | Cognitive performance tests will be administered via a Dell tablet (Millisecond, Inquisit Web) and paper/pen. Executive function and selective attention will be assessed using the Flanker Task (accuracy and reaction time). | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and at 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 60-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Glycemic response | Blood glucose (mmol/L). Blood glucose concentrations will be measured using a Freestyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and flash-glucose system. | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 45-minutes, 60-minutes, 75-minutes, 90-minutes, 105-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nick Bellissimo, PhD | Toronto Metropolitan University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centre for Urban Innovation (CUI-109), Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University) | Toronto | Ontario | M5B 2K3 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41825058 | Derived | Wurtele M, Kucab M, Robayo S, Walker S, Arroyo A, Birkdar Z, Bellissimo N. Effect of dairy form on cognitive performance, glycemic response, and subjective emotions in children aged 9-14 years. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2026 Jan 1;51:1-14. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2025-0329. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000067030 | Fruit and Vegetable Juices |
| ID | Term |
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| D001628 | Beverages |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D019602 | Food and Beverages |
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| Fat-free yogurt | Other | Fat-free yogurt (242 g, vanilla, 0% Greek, Oikos) will provide 180 kcal, 0 g fat, 23.5 g carbohydrate, and 19.4 g protein. Treatments matched for calories (180 kcal). |
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| Low-fat cheese | Other | Low-fat cheese (60 g, mild marble cheddar, 40% less fat, Selection) will provide 180 kcal, 10 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, and 16 g protein. Treatments matched for calories (180 kcal). |
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| Fruit juice | Other | Fruit juice (450 mL, Fruité® Fruit Punch) will provide 180 kcal, 0 g fat, 46.8 g carbohydrate, and 0 g protein. Treatments matched for calories (180 kcal). |
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| Snack skipping | Other | Water control treatment (no caloric contribution). Matched for volume (500 mL) to fat-free milk treatment. |
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| Subjective mood and emotion | A visual analogue scale (VAS) with thirteen questions will be administered to assess subjective emotions and mood (aggression, anger, excitement, disappointment, happiness, upset, frustration, alertness, sadness, tension, exhaustion, calmness, sleepiness, and wellness). Individual questions will be used to form a composite emotion score. Each VAS will be administered via a digital software application (Express VAS, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on a Dell tablet where children will place an 'X" on the VAS line (100 unit scale) to describe their feelings. | Change from baseline (measured at 0-minutes before treatment) and at 15-minutes, 30-minutes, 60-minutes and 120-minutes post-treatment consumption |